African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (Domestication and Enforcement) Act, 2026
Domesticates the Kampala Convention on the protection and assistance of internally displaced persons in Nigeria.
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Tribune reported on 9 March 2026 that the President signed an Act to give effect in Nigeria to the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention). It was sponsored by Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu with six co-sponsors and seeks to eliminate the root causes of internal displacement in line with the 1999 Constitution. (Title taken from the report's description of the Act.)
Who this affects
Internally displaced persons and the agencies that assist them.
What it changes
- 1(Paraphrased) Domesticates the Kampala Convention for the protection and assistance of internally displaced persons.
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-.Purpose (paraphrased)
(paraphrased) The Act gives effect in Nigeria to the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons and seeks to eliminate the root causes of internal displacement in line with the 1999 Constitution.
This is a readable rendering for citizens. The authoritative text is the gazetted version — linked below.
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9 March 2026
Date of the Tribune report.
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